A trained children’s nurse, Nas spent years applying makeup for her family and friends on nights out and special occasions. It was when she started receiving requests from brides for their wedding day, that she knew it was time to turn her hobby into a business and so @nasgmakeup was born.

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Here she talks us through the latest Iranian beauty trends and traditions that are still used today...

1. Kiseh and sefidab for fabulous skin

A traditional, yet still widely used Iranian skincare secret is the kiseh and sefidab combo.

"A kiseh is a cloth-like loofah that is used with sefidab, an exfoliator containing naturally occurring hardened minerals and animal fat", says Nas.

We tried every beauty trend of 2018 and this is what we thought...

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4. All about the eyes

When it comes to makeup requests from Iranian women, Nas says it's all about enhanced eyes.

"It's human nature to want to seek out attention with a beautiful figure, hair or skin, but a hijab doesn't let you do that as much, so they tend to opt for darker eye makeup to make them more appealing and to attract peoples attention to their eyes."

5. Hair, glorious hair

But even if she wears a Hijab, Nas says Iranian women still take great pride in their hair.